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Matthew 24:1: Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. (NIV)

JESUS DEPARTED from the temple area and was going on His way when His disciples came up to Him to call His attention to the buildings of the temple and point them out to Him. (AMP)

And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. (KJV)

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Matthew 22:1: Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: (NIV)

AND AGAIN Jesus spoke to them in parables (comparisons, stories used to illustrate and explain), saying (AMP)

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, (KJV)

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Zephaniah 3:17: 'The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.' (NIV)

The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing. (AMP)

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. (KJV)

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Proverbs 1:4: For giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young – (NIV)

That prudence may be given to the simple, and knowledge, discretion, and discernment to the youth-- (AMP)

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. (KJV)

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Joshua 1:4: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates – all the Hittite country – to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. (NIV)

From the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river Euphrates--all the land of the Hittites [Canaan]--and to the Great [Mediterranean] Sea on the west shall be your territory. (AMP)

From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. (KJV)

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Genesis 1:20: And God said, 'Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.' (NIV)

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open expanse of the heavens. (AMP)

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. (KJV)

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Revelation 22:1: Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (NIV)

THEN HE showed me the river whose waters give life, sparkling like crystal, flowing out from the throne of God and of the Lamb (AMP)

And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (KJV)

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James 4:14: Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. (NIV)

Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen tomorrow. What is the nature of your life? You are [really] but a wisp of vapor (a puff of smoke, a mist) that is visible for a little while and then disappears [into thin air]. (AMP)

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. (KJV)

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Titus 2:4: Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children (NIV)

So that they will wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children (AMP)

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, (KJV)

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2 Timothy 3:14: But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it (NIV)

But as for you, continue to hold to the things that you have learned and of which you are convinced, knowing from whom you learned [them](AMP)

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; (KJV)

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2 Corinthians 12:7: Or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (NIV)

And to keep me from being puffed up and too much elated by the exceeding greatness (preeminence) of these revelations, there was given me a thorn (a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to rack and buffet and harass me, to keep me from being excessively exalted. [Job. 2:6.](AMP)

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. (KJV)

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Romans 10:1: Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. (NIV)

BRETHREN, [with all] my heart's desire and goodwill for [Israel], I long and pray to God that they may be saved. (AMP)

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. (KJV)

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Romans 1:25: They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator – who is forever praised. Amen. (NIV)

Because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, Who is blessed forever! Amen (so be it). [Jer. 2:11.](AMP)

Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (KJV)

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Acts 6:7: So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. (NIV)

And the message of God kept on spreading, and the number of disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem; and [besides] a large number of the priests were obedient to the faith [in Jesus as the Messiah, through Whom is obtained eternal salvation in the kingdom of God]. (AMP)

And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. (KJV)

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John 18:37: 'You are a king, then!' said Pilate. Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.' (NIV)

Pilate said to Him, Then You are a King? Jesus answered, You say it! [You speak correctly!] For I am a King. [Certainly I am a King!] This is why I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the Truth. Everyone who is of the Truth [who is a friend of the Truth, who belongs to the Truth] hears and listens to My voice. (AMP)

Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. (KJV)

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John 17:15: My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. (NIV)

I do not ask that You will take them out of the world, but that You will keep and protect them from the evil one. (AMP)

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. (KJV)

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Matthew 6:7: And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. (NIV)

And when you pray, do not heap up phrases (multiply words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the Gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their much speaking. [I Kings 18:25-29.](AMP)

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. (KJV)

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Romans 16:25: Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past (NIV)

Now to Him Who is able to strengthen you in the faith which is in accordance with my Gospel and the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ (the Messiah), according to the revelation (the unveiling) of the mystery of the plan of redemption which was kept in silence and secret for long ages (AMP)

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, (KJV)

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Hosea 6:6: For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. (NIV)

For I desire and delight in dutiful steadfast love and goodness, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of and acquaintance with God more than burnt offerings. [Matt. 9:13; 12:7.](AMP)

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. (KJV)

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Psalms 119:9: Beth. How can those who are young keep their way pure? By living according to your word. (NIV)

How shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed and keeping watch [on himself] according to Your word [conforming his life to it]. (AMP)

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. (KJV)

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Job 38:1: Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm. He said: (NIV)

THEN THE Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said (AMP)

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, (KJV)

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Revelation 12:11: They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. (NIV)

And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing]. (AMP)

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (KJV)

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Revelation 1:10: On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, (NIV)

I was in the Spirit [rapt in His power] on the Lord's Day, and I heard behind me a great voice like the calling of a war trumpet, (AMP)

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, (KJV)

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Hebrews 5:12: In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! (NIV)

For even though by this time you ought to be teaching others, you actually need someone to teach you over again the very first principles of God's Word. You have come to need milk, not solid food. (AMP)

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. (KJV)

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Ephesians 4:31: Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. (NIV)

Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind). (AMP)

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: (KJV)

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Ephesians 1:20: He exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms (NIV)

Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places](AMP)

Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (KJV)

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Romans 8:2: Because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. (NIV)

For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has freed me from the law of sin and of death. (AMP)

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. (KJV)

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Romans 4:5: However, to anyone who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. (NIV)

But to one who, not working [by the Law], trusts (believes fully) in Him Who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited to him as righteousness (the standing acceptable to God). (AMP)

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. (KJV)

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Acts 1:12: Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city. (NIV)

Then [the disciples] went back to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, [only] a Sabbath day's journey (three-quarters of a mile) away. (AMP)

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. (KJV)

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John 1:26: 'I baptize with water,' John replied, 'but among you stands one you do not know.' (NIV)

John answered them, I [only] baptize in (with) water. Among you there stands One Whom you do not recognize and with Whom you are not acquainted and of Whom you know nothing. [Mal. 3:1.](AMP)

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; (KJV)

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